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AMHERST, Mass. - Maurille J. Fournier, of the University of Massachusetts Amherst biochemistry and molecular biology department, will give a Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Inside the Ribosome Factory: How Our Cells Build Protein-Manufacturing Machines," at 4 p.m., on Mon., Nov. 18, in the Massachusetts Room at the Mullins Center. His talk is the second in this academic year’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture series. The talk is free and the public is welcome. A reception will follow. All faculty members in the series receive a Chancellor’s Medal following their lectures. The Chancellor’s Medal is the highest honor bestowed on individuals for exemplary and extraordinary service to the University.

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Amherst Student Government Association-sponsored “Walk for Light” will be held Tues. Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.

Interested participants will gather on the steps of the Student Union and divide into groups to walk predetermined routes on campus, taking note of any safety concerns along the way. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to participate.

The “Walk for Light” is scheduled once each semester, and is organized in collaboration with the University Police Department and the Chancellor’s Committee on Campus Safety, a broad-based campus committee established to address campus safety issues.

The “Walk for Light” was started several years ago, and has directly resulted in the installation of additional police call boxes, improved lighting on campus, and pruning of vegetation for safety purposes.

AMHERST, Mass. - Jeanine Young-Mason, professor of nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Nursing, has been appointed a Distinguished Professor by University President William M. Bulger. The appointment was made following approval by the University''s Board of Trustees at its meeting today on the Amherst campus. The designation recognizes Young-Mason for outstanding academic distinction. She was recommended for the honor by Chancellor John V. Lombardi, Charlena Seymour, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, and Eileen Breslin, dean of the School of Nursing.

AMHERST, Mass. - A 22-year-old senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, from Dorchester, Mass., has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. The male student is hospitalized at Hartford Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.

AMHERST, Mass. - Beginning in the 1960s, the Christian Right found the perfect vehicle for expanding its influence – opposition to comprehensive sex education, says Janice M. Irvine, associate professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and author of the new book, "Talk About Sex: The Battles over Sex Education in the United States." For the past four decades, Irvine argues, the Christian Right has captured the terms of debate and continues to dominate the public discussion of sex education at both the local and national level.

AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor John V. Lombardi will be joined by other campus administrators, state and federal environmental officials, representatives of local town governments, and politicians Mon. Nov. 4 at noon in Rooms 1633-34 of the Lederle Graduate Research Tower to initiate a pilot project designed to better protect the environment.

AMHERST, Mass. - Debbie Felton, author and assistant professor of classics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is available to discuss the enduring popularity of ghost stories. Reporters are encouraged to contact her directly.

AMHERST, Mass. - Carolyn J. DeMoranville has been appointed director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Cranberry Experiment Station in East Wareham. The appointment, which is effective Nov. 3, was announced by Cleve Willis, dean of the College of Natural Resources and the Environment. DeMoranville is the fifth director in the station''s 90-year history, and the first woman to serve in that position. A member of the third generation of a Massachusetts cranberry growing family, she follows in the footsteps of her late father, Irving DeMoranville, who served as director of the cranberry station from 1981 until his retirement in 1996.

AMHERST, Mass. - A pair of top-ranking U.S. Navy anti-terrorism experts will give a guest lecture on Thurs., Oct. 31 from 1-2:15 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The speakers, Rear Admiral Donald Arthur, former Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Navy, and Commander Mary Chaffee, Deputy Director for the U.S. Navy Office of Homeland Security and a 1983 UMass graduate, are giving the talk as part of a new joint course, "Terrorism – Ready?" offered by the School of Public Health and Health Sciences and the School of Nursing. The talk is free and open to the public.